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Behind every car is more than an engine, gears and a steering wheel. Behind every car is a story.

At least that’s what Neal Tracy of Shawnee told curious passers-by when they stopped to look at his collection of seven classic cars this weekend.

Tracy was one of about 60 car owners who brought their Chevys, Dodges, Fords and dozens of other classics to Bailey’s Main Street on Saturday as part of the sixth annual Platte Canyon Chamber of Commerce Car Show.

Doug Duncan has seen his fair share of total solar eclipses during his career as an astronomer, but for the University of Colorado professor and director of Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium, the eclipse next week will be the closest one to hit near home.
“This is total eclipse No. 10 for me,” Duncan said. “I’ve seen them in China, South Africa, Bolivia, (the) Galapagos (Islands) and Mexico. Those are ones that come to mind.”

Ten years after the Evergreen Fire Protection District had a community wildfire protection plan drawn up, the district says it’s made significant progress in implementing it in areas with moderate, high and extreme risk for wildfires.

In a presentation at the EFPD’s monthly board meeting Aug. 8, Evergreen Fire Marshal Frank Dearborn said that nearly all subdivisions in the district with extreme hazard ratings have drafted or completed a community wildfire protection plan, as well as about half of the subdivisions with high hazard ratings.

For more than 30 years, people of all ages have gathered in the mountains of Colorado for a celebration of Earth-based spiritualities.

This year – on a secluded plot of private land outside of Bailey – approximately 350 people united for a multi-day spiritual retreat called Dragonfest. Camping in tents side by side, attendees shared stories, created art and learned together.

Many arrive at the festival as strangers, but by the time it’s over, most agree they’re more like family.

After a dry June, the National Weather Service is reporting healthy rainfall for the Front Range throughout July and early August.

Sheriff’s offices in Clear Creek, Jefferson and Park counties enacted fire bans in late June and early July. However, the past four weeks of persistent afternoon showers have helped alleviate fire dangers throughout the region, said NWS-Boulder forecaster Kyle Fredin. Most locations are now reporting low to moderate fire danger, he explained.

Concerns over increased property taxes associated with last year’s passage of the Evergreen Fire Protection District’s mill-levy were brought to the Evergreen Fire board meeting on Aug. 8.

Bob Gottsman, a longtime Evergreen resident, told the fire board that his tax bill went up 39 percent in January and questioned whether area residents were paying for the department to serve as a regional backup for other, smaller fire departments.